Idaho National Laboratory
kaustubh.bawane@inl.gov
Understanding molten salt corrosion mechanisms by analyzing salt-metal interfaces using advanced electron microscopy techniques including STEM-EDS, electron energy loss spectroscopy, precision electron diffraction, etc.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
bryantsevv@ornl.gov
(865) 576-4272
Performing ab initio and classical molecular dynamics simulations to unravel structural, thermodynamic, and kinetic principles of ion-pairing and coordination that govern the chemistry of molten salts in bulk and liquid/solid interfaces.
Stony Brook University,
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Karen.Chen-Wiegart@stonybrook.edu
631) 632-4537
Understanding the interaction between molten salts and metallic materials, including the effects of impurities on corrosion phenomena with synchrotron X-ray microscopy and spectroscopy.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
couet@wisc.edu
Studying materials degradation using state of the art characterization techniques and first principle modelling, as well as designing alloys using high-throughput experimentation and machine-learning based modelling.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
dais@ornl.gov
(865) 576-7307
An internationally-recognized expert in molten salts and ionic liquids, Dai is coordinating the synthesis and characterization of molten salt systems and assisting in organizing Thrust I activities.
Brookhaven National Laboratory,
Stony Brook University
frenkel@bnl.gov
(631) 344-3013
Investigating metal ion and nanoparticle speciation in molten salts and their structural, electronic and thermal properties using in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy and machine learning methods.
Idaho National Laboratory
Ruchi.Gakhar@inl.gov
Preparing and characterizing molten salt systems containing transition metals, lanthanides and actinides, and applying structural (X-ray) and spectroscopic (X-ray, UV-Vis and Raman) techniques to deduce metal ion speciation.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
gills@bnl.gov
(631) 344-5633
Studying corrosion at molten salt-metal interfaces in electrochemical environments using synchrotron-based diffraction and spectroscopy methods and performing multi-modal in-situ corrosion studies (XRF, DPC, CDI) with sample systems compatible with both the NSLS-II HXN beamline and ETEM at CFN.
Idaho National Laboratory
gregory.holmbeck@inl.gov
Conducting steady-state molten salt radiation chemistry experiments with and without the presence of actinide elements at INL and handling the manipulations for actinide-molten salt pulse radiolysis experiments at BNL’s LEAF facility.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL Research Scientist I
ivanova@ornl.gov
(865) 576-1753
Developing and applying X-ray/neutron scattering techniques to investigate ion pairing, coordination, and real-space dynamics of molten salt systems.
University of Notre Dame
laverne.1@nd.edu
(574) 631-5563
Examining the effects of radiation on molten salts and interfaces of molten salts with metals and metal oxides, using gamma rays and helium ions (the latter to mimic alpha particles).
University of Notre Dame
ed@nd.edu
(574) 631-5687
Using molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations to predict liquid structure as well as bulk thermodynamic and transport properties of molten salt systems, including force field development, algorithm design and execution of the simulations/analysis studies.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
mahurinsm@ornl.gov
(865) 241-3417
Using spectroscopy, neutron and x-ray scattering to understand bulk molten salt structure, with a specific emphasis on pair distribution function analysis to examine intermediate and long-range order.
University of Iowa
claudio-margulis@uiowa.edu
(319) 335-0615
Conducting classical and quantum molecular dynamics calculations with the objective of computing X-ray scattering spectra of molten salts, reactivity of excess charges, and calculations to describe the structure and dynamics of molten salts at interfaces.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
ocko@bnl.gov
(631) 344-4299
Applying synchrotron X-ray scattering methods to study molten salt interfaces and developing high temperature, molten salt surface X-ray scattering cells for these challenging experiments.
Idaho National Laboratory
simon.pimblott@inl.gov
(208) 526-7499
Participating in radiation chemical and redox experiments and developing computational models for the radiation chemistry and redox kinetics in molten salts that incorporate the experimentally-derived yields of primary radiolytic transients and their reactions with metal ion solutes, and reactions between intermediate product species.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
roys@ornl.gov
(865) 576-1753
Performing ab initio molecular dynamics simulations of molten salts to investigate their structural and dynamical properties in bulk and at interfaces, including the development and applications of reaction rate theory to examine ion-pairing and ion-exchange processes in molten salts.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
ksasaki@bnl.gov
(631) 344-3446
Performing in-situ studies on interfacial and corrosion processes in molten salts using newly-developed electrochemical cells coupled with ETEM and synchrotron-based multi-modal X-ray techniques.
University of Michigan
kthorn@umich.edu
Harnessing the power of high performance computing to elucidate physical mechanisms underlying microstructure formation and evolution in molten salt environment.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
wishart@bnl.gov
(631) 344-4327
Conducting pulse radiolysis kinetics measurements of reactions in molten salts, including the yields of primary radiolytic transients and their reactions with metal ion solutes, reactions between intermediate product species and the kinetics and redox energetics of nanoparticle formation